Oct 25, 2017
Prof. David Haberman Will Discuss Research on Religion and Ecology
By Bill Landauer Is the center of all religious thought something with arms, legs, and a face? What about trees? Or rocks? On Thursday, the Department…
Academic News
Academic News
Oct 24, 2017
Mary Jo Lodge’s Musical Mind Wins Rights to Drowsy Chaperone
By Bill Landauer A few of Mary Jo Lodge’s favorite things? Those movies and plays featuring characters who burst into song for what seems like no reason…
Oct 17, 2017
There’s No Place like Dome
By Bryan Hay and Bill Landauer During Homecoming Weekend teams of faculty and students will erect a 40-foot geodesic dome on the Quad to celebrate the…
Oct 17, 2017
Hip-Hop Troubadour
By Bryan Hay Baba Brinkman describes himself as a hip-hop version of the troubadour, a latter-day practitioner of the oral art of the epic poets who uses…
Oct 10, 2017
On the Frontiers of Discovery
Undergraduates work alongside faculty on substantial research projects, like the effect of steroid hormones on male zebra finches or developing a solar…
Oct 6, 2017
Unlocking the Code for Early Detection of Dyslexia
By Katie Neitz Despite research suggesting that poor readers can be identified by the first grade, the rate of false negatives in testing them is as high…
Oct 4, 2017
Keeping Up with Fast-Moving Field of Data Science
By Katie Neitz Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced. And the volume and speed at which that is happening will only grow. This has fueled…
Sep 26, 2017
Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking
By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 12th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…
Sep 26, 2017
Alessandro Giovannelli’s Philosophy on Film Goes Viral
By Bill Landauer Alessandro Giovannelli, associate professor of philosophy, has for years probed for deep aesthetic relationships in movies. Recently,…
Sep 19, 2017
Understanding the Shifts in the Retail Marketplace
By Stephen Wilson The Experts Amy Guisinger Assistant Professor of Economics Chris Ruebeck Associate Professor of Economics Sears Holdings Corp. announced…